𝕃𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕘𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕟𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕄ℙ 𝕂𝕚𝕣𝕚 𝔸𝕝𝕝𝕒𝕟 '𝕘𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕗𝕦𝕝', 𝕖𝕟𝕛𝕠𝕪𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕋𝕣𝕖𝕧𝕠𝕣 𝕄𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕒𝕣𝕕’𝕤 𝕙𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕞𝕒𝕕𝕖 𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕝 𝕒𝕤 𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕦𝕖𝕤

𝕃𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕄ℙ 𝕂𝕚𝕣𝕚 𝔸𝕝𝕝𝕒𝕟’𝕤 𝕚𝕤 𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕣𝕕 𝕨𝕖𝕖𝕜 𝕠𝕗 𝕔𝕙𝕖𝕞𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕡𝕪 𝕥𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕤𝕒𝕪𝕤 𝕤𝕙𝕖’𝕤 “𝕗𝕖𝕖𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕖𝕩𝕥𝕣𝕖𝕞𝕖𝕝𝕪 𝕘𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕗𝕦𝕝” 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕡𝕖𝕠𝕡𝕝𝕖 𝕨𝕙𝕠 𝕙𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕞𝕒𝕕𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕥𝕚𝕞𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕤𝕖𝕖 𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕞𝕖𝕕𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕝 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕗𝕗 𝕥𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕙𝕖𝕣.

The East Coast MP posted an update on social media alongside photos of her and Speaker Trevor Mallard, as well as her loved ones, in hospital.

“Had a special visitor today for chemo. He [Mallard] came equipped with homemade cereal that will be my Rt Hon Trevor-Special breakfast for the next few days.

“Despite my bad hair, and having to stay a couple of nights in hospital, I’m feeling extremely grateful due to the exceptional medical staff and wonderful people that come to share their time with me,” Allan wrote.

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Earlier this month, Allan, 37, revealed she had been diagnosed with stage three cervical cancer. A six-centimetre tumour was discovered the same day she led the country through a tsunami evacuation alert in March as Minister for Civil Defence.

She made sure to keep a sense of humour as she underwent treatment.

In a video posted on Facebook last week, Allan broke out into song from her hospital bed alongside her family while medical staff hooked her up to an intravenous drip.

“They said it’s important to keep a sense of humour! Week two - chemotherapy interrupted by some terrible singing!” she shared.

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Since Allan’s diagnosis, Health Minister Andrew Little says the Government has “got work to do” to make sure Māori women, who have higher rates of cervical cancer than non-Māori women and are four times more likely to die from cervical cancer than European women, have more testing options.

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